Burt Ward — The Man Wonder
An Exclusive Profile of the Legendary Pop-Icon and Humanitarian
[Note: On January 10, 2020, Burt Ward finally received his much-deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Following is an article that was initially published in 2019 celebrating the life and career of a remarkable human being and a sincerely nice guy.]
Burt Ward was about three seconds late for our phone interview, and he apologized.
But the apology, of course, was not necessary, certainly because his delay was only a minuscule of a moment, and secondly because he was detained due to his non-stop efforts to rescues dogs.
In the realm of classic television, Ward is best known as Robin, the Boy Wonder a.k.a., Dick Grayson, ward (“Holy irony!”) to Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman, played by Adam West (who passed away in 2017) on the Batman TV series which originally aired on ABC, twice a week, from 1966 to 1968.
Today, more than 50 years after the show’s debut, the heroic-based Batman is more popular than ever, as is the heroically-human Ward.
Down-to-earth, bright, energetic, and unassuming, Ward continues to utilize his public persona to make a positive impact in the real world, just as did Robin on Batman.
